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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/26/12, National American University Holdings Inc. (NASD: NAUH) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.04, payable on 10/5/12. As a percentage of NAUH's recent stock price of $4.63, this dividend works out to approximately 0.86%.

Below is a dividend history chart for NAUH, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.04 declared by National American University Holdings Inc.:

NAUH Dividend History

Date

Div*

06/27/12

0.033

03/28/12

0.033

12/28/11

0.033

09/28/11

0.030

06/28/11

0.030

03/29/11

0.030

12/29/10

0.030

09/28/10

0.028

02/17/10

0.028

* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from NAUH is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 3.46% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.